10 Years of Hell: A Retrospective Analysis of The Sims 4

[@Plumbella]

the audio is choppy bc my mixer reset itself when i moved my office around over christmas :( it’s fixed now so the next video will be fine but i only noticed it in post and cut the worst of it. my sister does my captions but she has 3 kids LOL so she can only start working on them on monday when they’re at school but when they’re up hopefully it’ll make a difference 💜

[@ratboygirl]

my soul understands even if my ears don't always understand

[@malinrnningen9357]

My questionable brain thought it was you cutting out swearwords, so I just thought you were swearing like an absolute sailor during this lol 😂 Didn't question it until about halfway through the video, I just figured Sims 4'll do that to ya 🗑️🔥😅

[@ratboygirl]

@@malinrnningen9357 ME TOO TBH LMAO

[@shayla9894]

It's okay 🩷

[@ellislily]

Atleast you got free censorship 😂 I didn't even notice it was doing it on non swear words until this comment 😂😂😊

[@steph0sims]

we're eating good tonight

[@jayden571]

now your turn to upload so we can have a second course mama

[@jadebayoba7073]

We need u as dinner too don't fall back now

[@AWindy94]

🫶

[@lunaloynaz-lopez2318]

please continue to make long videos when you can... scratches an itch in my brain

[@sulkyvan]

and licking the plate

[@kieralani]

no actually this isn’t long enough. i need a ten hour version on my desk by monday.

[@jeffreyward7815]

Periodt.

[@FlamesTheCyndaquil]

@@jeffreyward7815 peridot

[@sherikrupp]

@@FlamesTheCyndaquilperitod

[@savannaha1909]

This video’s premise but actually playing the game plss

[@butterfox863]

@@sherikrupp peoriod

[@filipeeeeeeeee5615]

The last decade for simmers “Where is the pool” “Where are the ghosts” “Where have all the animals gone” “Where is generations” “Where are the CARS” “Why is supernatural being turned into 3 different expansion packs” “Why is laundry is own thing” I think we could win a class lawsuit against EA for extortion and emotional distress

[@Paradox_Incognito]

Can't forget "WHERE are my TODDLERS"

[@deadmeme9031]

Tbf the laundry pack was simmer voted, it was the first of the packs to do the community vote. We have no one to blame but ourselves.

[@filipeeeeeeeee5615]

@@deadmeme9031yeah I voted for that 😭😭. But i mean… at that point they had already stopped releasing multiple concepts in one pack, they probably wouldn’t brought it if we hadn’t asked lol. (I would probably have come out as a kit 😭)

[@filipeeeeeeeee5615]

@@Paradox_IncognitoOmg I forgot this… we were in the trenches (still are, they have given us things through the packs but everything is broken and glitchy hahaha)

[@nomoretwitterhandles]

And this is why I'm excited for the new competitors to release their games this year 😂 "inZOI" in particular looks really good. I figured if I can really only use the Sims 4 as a way to create pretty characters and houses (with cc and mods), then inZOI would be a good replacement. Dunno how gameplay is gonna go yet but we'll have to see. Honestly more game companies should rip each other off. This is how we avoid monopolies, for one thing. But for another thing, this competition is healthy for consumers, as it forces game developers to think of what WE WANT, instead of what THEY want US to SPEND. If the Sims 5 can't even hold a candle to inZOI, they may be done for good. It's a shame to think The Sims may one day be considered only a relic of the past...

[@lauren-marie9712]

this is so mikes mic coded and i am soooo here for it

[@clarehopkins6765]

this is exactly what I was thinking and now I need a collab

[@Elowen_Fae]

@@clarehopkins6765 Can you just IMAGINE how unhinged that would be?? I'm so down for it 😤

[@dykrise]

OMG LITERALLY

[@laurenshaw2846]

i literally was thinking the same thing like give me more of this

[@rekapotato5599]

the moschino stuff silence made me burst out laughing like imagine a whole hall full of simmers and nobody gaf 😭

[@livelaughlevina2044]

Do u know where i can find the video??

[@meganmichaels9510]

I love the actual whiteboard pyramid you did vs computer ranking.

[@meganmichaels9510]

Dance moms core

[@mumplaysthesims8396]

Me too

[@lutilda]

Same!! I can also ACTUALLY see what the images are of 😂😂 Cause the online one i can never see if I'm on my phone (which ia where I usually watch YT)

[@MarnieLuna]

Did you ever think the "cool" in "Cool Kitchen" is to do with cold as in ice cold, due to the fact it came with an Ice Cream maker?

[@kmoellski]

revolutionary. iced lemonades and ice cream, of course it‘s cool kitchen. omg I never thought of this. but in German it‘s coole so cool not as in cold, still could be interpreted as both if you want. I like your interpretation so much more though

[@filipeeeeeeeee5615]

It wasn’t translated as cool in cold, at least in Portuguese. They translated into something like “dope kitchen” (cozinha maneira)

[@egel7736]

It probably was! I don't think the localisation teams got the memo, though, haha. The Dutch translator interpreted it as "Coole Keukenaccessoires", with "coole" being an adjective to describe something as, well, "cool"!

[@elif6908]

🤦‍♀️ I feel like an idiot as I never thought about cool=cold!!

[@filipeeeeeeeee5615]

@@egel7736 yeah the translations have been pretty mid after the sims 4. In the sims 2 and 3 the Portuguese translations are genius. they have so many puns that are very on brand with the old sims lore while also incorporating things of the local culture. I think the sims 3 is funnier in Portuguese then it is in English… there was clearly a lot of effort put it into it. The sims 4 is just ok, I mean, the translation does communicate exactly what the original game wants to say (with the necessary adjustments) butttt there’s nothing more to it, so to me it’s not worth it playing it translated because it’s the same.

[@thewelshkat]

"do i even think she's good? not really. do i think she's useable? no." - jesse, about her 4th favourite stuff pack

[@ple8379]

Goes to say how "good" the ones before it were.

[@harryjhamilton]

I would love to see an in-depth video where you go through your wishlist for a future Sims game. It doesn’t have to be Sims 5, so it can be “unrealistic” or not possible now. Past mechanics, new mechanics, pictures from Pinterest that inspire something, etc

[@whosabbythoo]

wait omg pls i need this!!!

[@caitlyntia6199]

yess i’d love this

[@theflyingspaget]

Sims 69: Now with 1000% more expansion packs!

[@egel7736]

Get Together absolutely deserved that #1. It's easily the most "The Sims" expansion for The Sims 4 and that's something special. The club system is an absolute must-have for the game, yet doesn't feel like it was something they kept from the base game to sell later on (looking at you Growing Together and Seasons). Just perfect.

[@linkzelda5833]

Seasons has always been an expansion

[@amy82910]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@linkzelda5833they meant that seasons feels like it should’ve been in the base game rather than being a pack

[@rubys.shibanigans]

I love how flexible the club system is. I mean NOTHING was off the table. You can make some really wild chaotic clubs or wholesome ones and it gave all age groups something to do.

[@antisocialal4799]

Disagree. It’s over hyped. It’s not the lowest on my list, but it’s definitely barely on my mid list. I literally never use the build buy, CAS, the gameplay, or the world.

[@sophiag612]

@@antisocialal4799what??! It’s arguably the best world in the game… it’s the largest and most interesting w the different neighborhoods.

[@peachjelly4564]

Every time you revealed a new picture, I saw dollar signs flee my pockets. You really don’t realize how many packs there are until you physically put them on a pyramid and rank them for an hour.

[@nicolelewis8975]

Makes sense that I’m broke. Lol😂

[@katiedavis6423]

Yeah that’s why I started using a dlc unlocked recently. Most of the packs were not worth the amount they wanted for them, considering how buggy they all were

[@brianyismymiddlename1566]

Honestly as she was going through the list I kept thinking ‘which ones are even left?’ There’s so many packs in this game and there’s going to be so many more in the future…not sure how to feel about this

[@alex_and.family]

The total cost of all dlcs minus 2 or 3 kits, is $1,000+

[@mumplaysthesims8396]

I was fuming with city living when I realised you couldn't build the apartments.

[@reverendweiner]

i feel like sims 4 has a habit of introducing really cool sounding concepts and then going about them in the worst possible way 😭😭

[@mirablossom2672]

Jessie, I am here to trauma dump lmaooo. I followed you in 2019 when you had like 13K followers, and I was depressed and dealing with severe workplace anxiety. I hated my job and had a terrible, bully of a boss. I watched your videos every single day and listened to them like podcasts on my way to and from work to get me through it. 4.5 years later, you’re thriving as a content creator, and I’m thriving in my job (making 2.5x what I was at my shitty old job). You’re to this day the only creator that I’ve seen EVERY single video. You’re a ray of light, and I appreciate your content so much ❤

[@xgreydovex]

If you're really still and quiet, you can hear the wails of James Turner formerly known as the Sims Supply from across the seas.

[@frostflaggermus]

as a sibling to a huge star wars fan who genuinely played the batuu pack, he also found it very lackluster. there was no way to actually live in batuu - that's a HUGE one. so yeah it sucks, even to lifelong star wars fans. can confirm

[@walliam5506]

Honestly I probably would’ve been fine with its release if it was a full on world you could live on. I’m a sucker for making the sims weird as opposed to realistic, and they 100% could’ve done that with that pack easily. It’s a shame they didn’t care about it any farther than their advertising partnership told them to.

[@DissonantSynth]

Hope you and your fam are all happy and healthy, Jesse. I am ecstatic to watch this masterpiece. You're always honest and have very interesting insights from unique perspectives.

[@Mizuru007]

GOD, was 2019 Mosquito pack EA Play???? I was there in the audience (standing in the back like a COMMONER) and I remember the unsure claps and confused looks everyone was giving. DO love it for giving us the ability to take pretty nice pictures of sims. I use it to track my legacy households! Also, important to note that First Pet Stuff was an expansion *for an expansion*. You literally couldn't use it UNLESS you had Cats and Dogs, which is even MORE ugly. Not only are they taking out content and making you pay for it separately, you can't even ACCESS that content until you've purchased the pack that they STOLE THE CONTENT FROM. GREAT video as always, thank you for making it! Praying that you and yours are all well!!

[@snowiiiiie]

I mean you can access like half the content in it without having Cats&Dogs, but that obviously just makes it a ridiculously tiny pack 😅

[@sacrificiallamb4568]

You can use them separately, and the pet outfits were only accessible with Cats and Dogs, and unfortunately that was the bit they marketed with. Also, by the logic they used for merging them over on home console, cross-pack stuff shouldn't even be allowed on console (because it's locked out of use unless you have another pack and has an impact on whether you buy the product), fun fact.

[@blurple7843]

omg like lol im pretty new to the sims and seeing like oh you can get the my first pet stuff for free was cool, and then learning you can't really use it without cats and dogs, AND THEN lol learning how greedy ea is and how sims 3 had better content, and how expensive everything is😭 and learning about how each pack plays from ytbers, tho ive just been chilling with building and using a few cc ive found

[@sacrificiallamb4568]

You can use it without Cats and Dogs, you just don't get cat or dog outfits.@@blurple7843

[@antisocialal4799]

I would use the pack if it wasn’t so confusing. I can’t figure out how to take the photos others do like family photos etc. How do y’all do it?

[@Waffilicious]

When you said “I struggle with families with more than three” i felt that in my ATOMS. Me over here playing ONE SIM AT A TIME.

[@reverendweiner]

right?!?! it also makes me tend towards playing young adult sims bc theyre the only ones with fun single-sim play

[@ThatLady17]

I've had 3 babies at the same time in real life, and it's SOOOO much easier than just one or two babies in the Sims 😆

[@lucymouse1368]

@48:07 I 100% agree with you. There has to be a reason these things don't get fleshed out. There could have easily been an animation of a football game. There could have been pop ups where you "choose your own adventure" or similar to when you send a kid to school, a rabbit hole style pop up could say " your teammate at the top of the lift starts to slip" and then gives you the option to do one of two things to save the cheerleading move and your team does better or worse. It wouldn't have been that hard! And even if it was a rabbit hole like that, it would have been better than the tiny things it is!!

[@whipkinator]

Years ago, when they announced they were going to make a new game pack, I was so excited, waited all day for the reveal. Then they it was JOURNEY TO BATUU and I was SO disappointed. AND THEN. They announced that it would come out ON MY BIRTHDAY, and I have never felt so personally attacked by TS4 in my LIFE. I have never forgiven them lmao

[@bookcat123]

When romantic garden was free, I almost didn’t even get it - I thought I’d never use it. But then I saw the fountain you could sit on and play in and thought that might be fun and got it. Tried it out. Me: oh my gosh, I need this fountain in every park. Me: oh my gosh now I can throw coins in any fountain from any pack this is so cool Me: Actually this hair is very cute. Me: Okay, yeah, also this kid’s dress. Really cute. And this one. Wearing those. And the hair.

[@jdbeier8520]

Movie Hangout Stuff will always have a big place in my heart for the solely for the lore in the objects that refer to the Sims 2 Open For Business Families and talk about a tv series that two of the sims started. Somebody was a w***e for lore when they made this pack.

[@Mskittenlover12]

I still fixate on that shit because how can 4 exist in an alternate universe when there's a confirmed in universe reality show that stars sims from The Sims 2 which revolves around stopping in Sims 3 worlds?? 😭 Another thing I fixate on is the damn postcards that reference Sims 3 worlds, especially the Sunset Valley one that makes references to SV being popular in the past?? Wtf was all that, EA??

[@billcorn2]

I love how Plumbella never uses butlers, meanwhile I hire a butler IMMEDIATELY in every sim family once a second child is born 🤣🤣

[@Emilysarah555]

A whole hour of Plumbella!! This was worth the wait hens x

[@myahrider5131]

20:05 rewatching this a month later, rip batuu crime list, gone too soon xxx

[@Kaykokovids]

Werewolves taking the number 1 spot is EXACTLY what she deserves. Idk what was going on in the EA Sims office when they were developing that game pack specifically but we need that energy for the whole game. We got some of the cutest townies(Rory, Jacob, Lou[My fave🥰💕]) and the world looks small but its surprising big in world. I love making werewolf families and then having them just run around during the full moon. Overall Werewolves is my all time favorite game pack and i think the sims team was cooking when they made her.

[@shaelyngarcia9468]

you're so right about spooky stuff tbh. She doesn't take herself seriously and thats why we love her

[@armanddelange63]

I literally crawled on the floor laughing at Journey to Batuu with the music and crimes committed by that game pack. Brilliant Plumbella!*😂

[@clairedodson]

her leaving all the words at the top KILLED me😂😂😂😭😭

[@Charlee1776]

I really don't get why Spa Day gets so much hate. It's actually one of the packs I use in every save. Yoga is a great way to get an easy 8hr buff for Inspired so you can bust out lots of paintings or Focused so you can get those home upgrades done, etc. Love your list! ETA: Forgot to say that I also love having the spa to send my poor sims to after I finish a round of torturing them (doing things that wind up stacking a ton of negative buffs) to sort of reset before the next round.

[@SnapshotOfASoul]

How easily we forget the ballpit controversy. How easily indeed.

[@Aphelia.]

I love this so much I love how you actually put them on your whiteboard instead of rating digitally, good effort

[@luxtobeyou]

It was wonderous to bask in the EA travesties that have happened as of late. Every day I think of picking Sims 4 back up, and every day I decide to vicariously live through other people who play it online because it'll never beat being 10 and playing Sims 3 on my Xbox all night

[@Kristenhas3cats]

I hadn't played Sims 4 in awhile and I got the urge to play last weekend. I played for like 2 days straight and got my sim through an entire degree at university and then... nothing happened. She can't take classes and she can't graduate. She's in college limbo. No degree and she can't go home. So yeah... if you're thinking of picking it back up, well, good luck

[@manyyoumas]

every time I get a passive thought for sims 4 I remember sims 2 and mods exist

[@SophieFae]

honestly hun u have no idea how perfect the timing of this video is 😭 I’m currently sick with glandular fever and bored out of my mind so this video is a much needed distraction love u plumbella xxx

[@Plumbella]

FEEL BETTER SOON BABE

[@beetothetee]

You’re in your Mike’s Mic era and I love this for all of us.

[@imperialfish454]

13:14 American infomercial voice was a jump scare. Dropped my snack, hummus all over my lap now.

[@lutilda]

RE: Why things that seem needed are missing from a lot of packs (around 47:25)... I work in tech, but not games, and I've seen this sort of behavior a lot; specifically, where teams rush a release without all of the features users/players will want and with bugs. My theory is that it seems to be a function of HOW companies/ teams organize themselves to manage and track their workload. This is a bit technical, but basically "Waterfall" is a method where you iterate on each phase of development before the work goes to the next phase. It has mostly been replaced by "Agile" method, where you break work up into smaller bits and iterate as you go- it's focus is on constantly improving. Waterfall was needed when you shipped software/ a game via a physical CD and couldn't rely on updates to happen. Agile is the main method used today and is seen as the "best" (whether or not it's appropriate for a project). The problem is that since Agile is focused on constantly improving, teams have taken that and applied it wrong. Rather than using it to constantly improve an existing product, instead they use it as an excuse to do the bare minimum in as little time as possible, then give it to users/players and plan to fix the issues later. While it's not meant to work that way, it's how I've always seen things done in practice. And these teams are rarely able to dedicate the time and resources needed to actually fix those issues and almost never go back to add in the missing features. Because management wants them to move into the next thing to release. After working at 5+ tech companies (plus seeing the experiences of friends) this is an industry wide issue in all forms of tech (not just gaming). Not sure how it can be fixed, but hopefully Maxis gets it together and switches to having a more "waterfall" approach to any new pack in the future.

[@Relevart9169]

Finally someone brought up the poly counts of that damn rocking chair 😭 i can literally count them on half a hand

[@Patchouliprince]

It also took me forever to go from the sims 3 to the sims 4- I got the sims 4 on release and was so underwhelmed I only played it for a few months then went back to the sims 3 up until 2019

[@mollyhamill5601]

I was low key worried when we hadn’t had new Plumbella content in the new year and the. She hits us with a BANGER!

[@xgreydovex]

Totally agree about Paranormal being #1, for all the reasons you listed. Plus with mods there's so much cool stuff you can do with the seance table.

[@cowboymothman]

As the world moves to short form content I am always looking for longer content to accompany me! Thanks for entertaining me whilst i get ready and go to the airport ❤ happy 2024 Jess 😍🥰

[@ilovebellagoth]

Hour long Plumbella content? YES PLS 🤩

[@morgan.sproductions9159]

I might be asking too much from my stuff packs but I really wish laundry day stuff came with a laundromat lot type, you don't even need it to be buyable just a lot your sim can go to and pay to use the washing machines if you don't have room for one in your home or can't afford them.

[@elizakunes5099]

Only note: I'd revisit book nook kit. Can do some great builds with it and the stacking books are a fun touch!

[@netsirkj]

im here for the mikes micification of anyone and everyone

[@cassiopeaknack]

I also adore paranormal stuff and it's at the top of my life, around Halloween I love playing with it to get into the spirit of things. One thing while I was playing with it though is I went "I feel like there could be a bit more to this" but then I remembered it's a stuff pack and not a game pack, it feels too good, I forgot it was only a stuff pack. 10/10

[@Eviha2945]

My wedding stories is good and all… Except my sims’ interactions still show things like “ask to be sim of honor“ as an option when talking with friends. MY SIMS AGED UP TWICE SINCE THEN! 😭

[@ameliasomerville6336]

I LOVE THAT YOURE DOING LONGER VIDEOS. this is such a good format for u queen and i am so excited for the ones coming up!!!

[@DoveJS]

I enjoyed your assessment of everything! I think you should do another set of videos this time where you're playing only *your* best rated packs and then only *your* worst rated packs just to see how that goes and if it changes your mind at all lol. I'm sure it won't but it'll be entertaining to watch! I LOVE the idea of having a multi-generational blended Werewolf and Vampire family, living in Windenburg in a Haunted House that you've built, creating your own club with some of the activities relevant to these packs (or else SOMETHING for the kids to do) , making money by selling food at the Von Haunt estate or on that Island you can get invited to or at the community pool! Maybe one Sim becomes a werewolf, realizes needing food constantly while slowly changing is ROUGH, and decides to sell it themselves, especially if they go hunting for raw meat as a werewolf. And they go out at night because living in a Haunted House is also rough. Maybe the vampire is the paranormal expert. I mean, very much Three Brothers vibes of James Turner (formerly TheSimSupply) fame but that feels fitting. lol you could even build a very wonky haunted house for it in a Tudor style and also create your own Community Center in Windenburg. We could get multiple videos out of the builds too! Or well you COULD play in San Sequoia but I just want justice for Windenburg because I don't think people remember/realize how massive it is. Get Together got dunked on for years and it's finally getting some recognition because it's not gonna shine on everyone's list but it's pretty solid if you don't hate anything about it.

[@lixsimi]

MY AUTISM IS AUTISMING I LOVE VIDEOS LIKE THIS SO MUCH ❤️❤️

[@DoveJS]

There is an under wear category BUT it's hard to remember because you have to remove everything already on the Sim and click the undies in order for the other options to turn up so you can change their under wear! And inevitably I forget to do that before I start picking outfits. I'm also not a 100% certain if the change sticks with what you've chosen after you put their clothes back on in CAS since for example they also count as tops and bottoms overall. I usually forget so I still haven't checked with any Sim I customized the undies on, then keep switching their clothes with laundry on the lot so they get stuck in them until they wash and dry their laundry. Also, in the base game there's literally only 3 different styles for bottoms and bras with 3 swatches each. (At least for feminine choices. I can't recall what the masculine choices arebut it's probably the same amount of options.) It's also frankly annoying they're making us pay for the under wear... I haven't looked in a while but they better have given us one more option in a free DX drop when that kit came out because that's just... raw. If they didn't make it so hard to customize I'm sure they'd have tons of players DEMANDING more options. lol It's the same reason I constantly forget about tattoos and COULDN'T FIND THEM after accidentally stumbling onto them, changing stuff, then wanting to pick something else and BEING UNABLE TO GET BACK TO IT because I didn't know how I got there in the first place. You have to have enough skin visible to click on it because there's a body category and a head category and it makes sense that the tattoos are in the body category but it's not easy to find them IMHO. (Edit: I could just be dense but I can't be alone in that... right??)

[@sulkyvan]

best thing to ever come back from work to - a whole hour of my fave omg

[@annawallace3383]

Jesse, I don't think you've ever mentioned that you're a strong swimmer before. New lore that none of us knew. Amazing Also, what is your highest level degree you've earned? 😂

[@aaronbinion9829]

I believe she has her Masters in History or something.

[@kelsiemcveety999]

​@@aaronbinion9829 it says she's got a master's in digital media at 0:10

[@annawallace3383]

Bachelor's in history and masters in digital media 😂 I knew the answer just teasing about the funny things she always brings up. Adore her

[@aaronbinion9829]

@@annawallace3383 I hadn’t had a chance to watch this yet, so I didn’t entirely know but she is hilarious and keeps everything entertaining.

[@annawallace3383]

@aaronbinion9829 I've been an avid watcher for years and the "strong swimmer" bit is my absolute favorite

[@spexification]

istg i just got into the swing of my boygenius hyperfixation and jessie going "always an angel never a god" was like a jumpscare to me. THOSE WOMEN WILL NOT LEAVE MY HEAD

[@joslyndove]

i’m so sorry i’m late to this but i’ve been in a terrible headspace and refused to watch this huge stride for your channel like that. but i feel great now and this video is amazing, so happy to have seen you grow into this place in your life

[@PixelPenguin87212]

Thank you for blessing us with such a long video 🙏🎉 I needed a depression distraction today. ❤️ Hope everyone's having a lovely day!

[@merle444]

stay strong luv you’ve got this 🤍

[@PixelPenguin87212]

@@merle444 aw thank you so much! 💕

[@33ktty_kat33]

1:38 every time i watch this video i always think the magnets are paint globs

[@sacrificiallamb4568]

Remember the H&M pack? Actually, Sims crossover packs are always weird. Like the Plants Vs Zombies one.

[@holly.earendil5187]

The Ikea one will always slay tho

[@gvrnmnthooker_6398]

the H&M pack served like let’s be real here. the diesel pack on the other hand had some of the ugliest fucking clothes i’ve ever seen for female sims but some of the best for males.

[@wisedred]

the Katie Perry or whatever pink-sugary idol one from ts3

[@makaylamari3641]

I have already watched the iceberg video like 6 times I cannot WAIT for the entire history videos I could cry

[@deadpetz]

JUSTICE FOR GRUNGE REVIVAL, LITERALLY ONE OF THE BEST KITS EVER .. ok

[@wackaiya]

I’ve enjoyed your presentations and history of videos. So this video format, seeing you in front of board and stuffs, is just as good.

[@CrowMaiden]

I love the bottom two gamepacks being in that order. incredible.

[@abigailsnail7]

You're amazing!!! Thanks for all the work & time you put into this :)

[@orionsbelt25]

it is so tough being a strangerville lover in this world lmao. i get why some people arent fans of it but its in like my top 10 PACKS not just game packs ALL OF THEM. i do wish the world came with more lots but nothing brings me more joy in the sims 4 than making a little weirdo shut-in sim, giving them the strangerville mystery aspiration, plonking them down in that disgusting trailer, romancing erwin pries at the curio shop, forcing my sim to get infected and possessed by the mother plant, defeating ms mother plant, and then getting all the random crap in the mail with the strangerville hero reward trait. i literally cannot explain why it appeals to me the way that it does, like i fully get why it doesnt appeal to a lot of people but somehow someway it found its way into my heart

[@Lauraboomer]

I love Strangerville too! it's one of my favourite packs. but I also dislike seasons so I am used to having my opinions alone haha

[@nathanlamaire]

It's the replayability that fell short for me. Overall, even though the lots that come with the world look somewhat "questionable", it's genuinely absolutely beautiful if we choose to skip it over. If it sells for alot less that what EA asks for I'd put it the same beauty as Tartosa in My Wedding Stories.

[@orionsbelt25]

@@nathanlamaire Fair enough! But it definitely is a really pretty world

[@journeyschaubhut]

42:46 Jesse I love you and you have never once been wrong about anything ever in your life, but Horses did also give us sheep and goats. They kinda suck and I didn't realize they existed for a long time, but as someone who exclusively plays the Sims like a survival crafting game with Simple Living on at all times, that milk resource that doesn't have to come from a HUGE ASS COW ATTACHED TO A HUGE ASS SHED is vital to me and I do give them credit for that.

[@frkjulieTT]

I'm only a mere 8 minutes in, and I'm LOVING every 👏🏻 single 👏🏻 second👏🏻 of this! I'm low-key cackling. This is already an iconic video!

[@bogi1125]

25:22 i related to that little sentence so much and it brought me so much joy i can't even explain it

[@TheYoubregje]

Holy dang this is going to be your year with those video ideas! I'm excited :D

[@mynamesimm]

I've never been more excited for a new video omg, setting up a whole evening with snacks just for this

[@NeutralJAnon]

Okay but make this even more unedited and long and you have made studying for my exam period heaven

[@GioGio-fq1vl]

29:20 I think Strangerville was EA's poorly executed attempt at trying to cash in on the Stranger Things craze. It's visually and thematically similar enough that you can make the connection (rural town where weird shit happens, people become posessed by interdimensional spores and alien plants, the military is somehow involved, there's a hazmat suit, etc) but not similar enough that they would actually get in legal trouble and would need to get Netflix or the Duffer Brothers involved.

[@yazplatt]

I love this kind of content Jesse, and I’m excited to see more of this style. But for most of the video I was wondering if my earphones were broken or if it was the video. My dad plays his music quite high so headphones are quite necessary for me and my neurodivergent brain, but I ended up muting the volume as it sounds like the mic is cutting out at parts. I’ll try again tomorrow when my house is quieter x

[@Oneasianpersuasion]

You are awesome with how much time and research you put into your videos. Just finished watching your Sims iceberg video and it was so entertaining to watch. All of the research you did and how you organized all of the Sims lore.

[@lolz4x4]

Great wallpaper, fab hair and a justified response for each pack placement on the board... All in all I'd say she's really not half bad... Thanks for the entertainment Icon! xoxo

[@joiskyhigh]

You are so engaging and fun. Not only do I not play the Sims, I don't play any games, but was still raptured through the whole hour-long video and surprised when it ended 'so soon'

[@stephansiafakas4955]

commenting before i start watching this because i'm so excited for one straight (lie) hour of jesse xx

[@stannctorbeasquare]

34:19 THIS!!! I need that honestly. I need the entire world map to look like this.

[@luciplayz1951]

Feeling my anxiety at its peak today, open youtube in the hopes of finding something to watch that makes me feel good, I see 1h long video of Jesse and I'm pure bliss Edit just to ask how on earth can you say your interests are dance moms, the witcher and not mention poor old MR DARCY? The audacity!

[@muticere]

I know this is very USA centric, but going off of your desire for more "working class" stuff pack collaborations, they should do a "Ross Stuff Pack" and have it just be the most random assortment of clothing items that you can mix and match and sometimes get lucky and find something that goes well together. For those outside the US, Ross is a clearance store that gets all the clearance items other stores can't sell. Pretty well known here as the place where 1 out of every 5 times you go in you'll find just the best fits imaginable for dirt cheap. The rest of the time you'll just find bullshit and disappointment.

[@rayafoxr3]

I’m from the US and I don’t think I’ve heard of it 😭 is it popular where you are? There might be one Maybe they could do like a thrifting stuff pack?

[@theonlybingledingle]

Thank you for being a champion for the simmers. Can’t wait to watch!!!!

[@madijade1232]

heyyy hen hope you’re doing well i’m LOVING the long form content & can’t wait to see what you’re working on ! 💚

[@VaaleBeetancurG]

I would love a revisit to the sims 3 university is such an underrated sims 3 pack and I really love it

[@maddieb.4282]

I just know this is going to be a huge video for you. You’re the perfect person to do long form stuff like this and I’m glad you tackled it because people are LOVING these types of vids lately including me!!

[@jayceepeyton]

Now we just need this for the sims 3 to see the real tough choices of who gets a solo

[@honeyy9559]

Plumbella! You should do this with all games! Omg would be so fun! Your narration is just 🥳

[@saraward8029]

My new year’s resolution is to not spend another dime on sims 4 cause whatever I get will be bugged or not worth it. It sucks I wasn’t around for earlier sims bc I would die for a generation or medieval pack but they would probably make little kits for it anyway

[@randi-lynemcgraw5473]

I’m a new viewer to this channel I’ve been binging plumbella videos the last few days and I kept thinking to myself “the cute strawberry wallpaper she has in the background looks just like the wallpaper in the pastel pop pack”. And just now I’m finding out that she helped create that pack and it’s all making sense. I am stunned great job queen I love you

[@brittknee1146]

One of the greatest downfalls of the sims 4 dlc is that they didnt clearly define what constitutes an expansion vs a gamepack vs a stuff pack vs a kit. Not only does it cause people to constantly be disappointed, its what causes nearly half the arguments and poor expectations in the sims community. Most people speculate its based on the budget for the packs which is why for horse ranch, people say it feels like the content of a gamepack, but then people argue that horses are expensive to animate. But it feels weird as a comparison to other expansion packs when they have more items or features. The difference between expansions vs gamepacks should be more clear to the consumer.

[@queencake8949]

Saw the runtime of this and came as soon as I could!!! Bout to cozy on up and watch in one sitting

[@diego2932]

she really said ✨autism✨ with thus video and i LOVE her for that YOU GO NEURODIVERGENT GIRL

[@Oblvious]

Parenthood is one of my favorite packs. Theres just something about my sim kids throwing paint and chocolate syrup on the floor that I find endearing. Also the ability to set the table is so cute. Oh! And also your sim journaling to calm down emotions. I just love that gamepack.

[@Oblvious]

The Sims 4 Batuu is "oops all rabbit holes"

[@YanelArez]

I am a fellow werewolves enthusiast and I saw a post on reddit about how a lot of the werewolf temperaments are a lot like having autism and I can't stop thinking about it because it's such a mood. If I was a sims 4 werewolf my temperaments would be sensitive hearing, feels outcasted, survival instincts, and probably anti-capitalist canine. But instead of gaining fury I gain sensory overload/burnout :') Werewolves was buggy for me for a long time because I refused to update my game after the werewolf patch because the wants/fears system was broken for so long but now I have updated my game and downloaded some mods that also helped me fix the problems I was having and now werewolves are the dream

[@candysnowy]

36:29 not me wearing the same pyjama bottoms rn LMAO simsie merchhh

[@JustaStrawberrii]

I love your videos you are one of my favorite youtubers

[@giggel388]

I like how if you didn't know what the reference was or even the music you'd be so confused at what happened at 20:10 😭😭

[@bruhsuke9039]

aw fuck this is me lol i dont understand and why a blur was edited on top TT

[@etta5487]

high school years above cats and dogs and city living is gonna give me an aneurysm respectfully

[@karartistry]

I literally bought some sims stuff yesterday and watched your reviews to see which ones were worth it... I'll see if future you (technically present) agrees with the choices 👀 thank you for the meal 🍴❤

[@Mush.Mushables]

16:14 the way my hand flew to my mouth. I thought this was going to be first lol

[@ceritraill]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who gets luxury party and vintage glamour mixed up 😂

[@Sugary-Stardust]

I only own one of them and I STILL get them mixed up!

[@ceritraill]

@@Sugary-StardustI think I own one too 😂😂